Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra, on working visit to London held talks Tuesday with Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond. The meeting, held on the Foreign Office headquarters focussed on the regional and international issues of common interest, particularly …

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s interim government confirmed Wednesday that presidential and parliamentary elections initially set for October, but delayed by a failed coup, would go ahead on November 29. The government confirmed the date agreed on Tuesday with the main political factions for the elections, which were scheduled for October …

Niamey – Niger’s air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country’s southeast and arrested more than 20 militants, security sources said on Thursday, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months. Members of the Islamist militant group based mostly in north-eastern Nigeria have repeatedly attacked the Lake Chad area, …